A FORMER hula-hooper has launched a new show from her Winchester home giving people the opportunity to talk about their problems.

Pinky Wilde, 35, launched Dear Pinky on YouTube and Twitch at the start of April and has already gained nearly 1,000 subscribers. 

The show is live every Tuesday at 7pm where people call the show and talk about their problems. It ranges from dating, sex and trauma. 

Pinky moved to Winchester six months ago and, with dog Sunny, is looking forward to reaching more people. 

She said she started coaching when she was a hula-hoop performer. Pinky said: “I started hula-hooping in 2010 and it was purely for fun. It was very helpful at giving me a creative outlet because before that my creative outlet would be partying. When I discovered hula-hooping and found so much joy in learning, it made me very resilient and made me feel very free and connected with myself. 

Hampshire Chronicle: Pinky Wilde and Sunny

“Then I started teaching hula-hoop dance and that led me on to being scouted to perform. Then I was being booked to perform at festivals all over the UK and being flown to all parts of the world to perform. That was my work for a long time. I trained at circus school and all the while I was doing that I was also really interested in mindset and becoming confident in myself. 

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“When Covid happened obviously I didn't perform anymore. Although that was challenging it meant I could really lean into the coaching side of things which I had been wanting to do more and more. I've been coaching people since 2015. 

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“The show has come about really organically, particularly through coaching men. I started to realise that my male coaching clients thought that they were on their own with their struggles. That is massively due to how different it is for men with how they deal with their struggles. 

“That made me feel really passionate about creating the show and having a platform that invites people to share their stories and get support. I do my best to ask the right questions to get people to find the answers inside themselves. Sometimes people just need the space to be heard and feel safe to express themselves.

Hampshire Chronicle: Pinky Wilde's set-up

“Bringing lightness to people's issues is really important. People are really struggling, and I do believe that when they have the space to share they can move through it rather than stuffing it down and trying to keep their head above water. I think that's really fulfilling for people. All the people who have been on so far have been really positively impacted.”

Pinky has big plans and is developing a live show. She plans to hold it in Winchester in June. “We are in the process of creating a tour. It's called Courage and will be a one day event. I will be taking people through various exercises. It's called Courage because a big part of my ethos is helping people to reconnect with their hearts. People are generally so busy in their heads and overwhelmed that they have disconnected from their hearts.”

Pinky added: “I want this to be huge. Ultimately I want to show people how brilliant they are and how beautiful they are. 

“This is about people feeling more connected in this seemingly hyper-connected world, we're disconnected more than ever and that needs to change. 

“We're always looking for callers, people can be anonymous.”

Dear Pinky is live on YouTube and Twitch every Tuesday at 7pm. 

Pinky added that the Dear Pinky Roadshow will have pop-ups around Winchester and the wider county over the coming months. For more details, visit pinkywilde.com/form/dear-pinky-show/.